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species of Selinicereus representing a genus new to the United 
States. hese, a leafy cactus, Pereskia, a native 
of tropical America, popularly known as lemon-vine or West 
Indian gooseberry, was found naturalized and growing plentifully 
in the hammocks along the shore of St. Lucie Sound. One of 
fo) ry rare native herbaceous plants, ashi MEINE: 
a relative of the black-pepper, was found in g 
in full flower. The trees of the sand-pine, ae conifer that clothes 
the numerous clusters of bright yellow staminate aments were 
very conspicuous among the clusters of dark green leaves. 
e hammock just referred to is rapidly disappearing, both by 
the axe and by fire, and I am looking forward with more than 
usual interest to a thorough exploration, under favorable con- 
ditions, of the remnant in which we found the several additions 
ned. 
annealed Ge the ae of plants shipped north by express 
would be en during transportation, I brought with me a case 
packed 7 iiving plants of the rare and new cacti, and these are 
now growing in the conservatories of the Garden. 
Joun K. SMALL. 
THE HERBACEOUS GROUNDS 
e plantations anaes forming the area known as the 
Herbaceous Groun n the beautiful long narrow valley east of 
the great sal sg! nd sout th of the museum building, were 
among the first established in the development of the Garden, 
some of them dating from 1897 
e collection in the southern part of the valley, ieee 
plant families (systematic), was earliest alana followed i 
containing plants directly useful to man by their products 
(economic), in the northern part of the valley. All three series 
